The step-by-step approach aims putting the one-time ECMC champion among the best in the long run.
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Three questions to Terry Bywater
What do you make of the postponement of the Paralympic Games? “It’s completely the right decision, it’s very difficult to take as an athlete but the safety of athletes, fans, staff and volunteers all have to be taken into consideration. Sport is my life but right now there are bigger things than sport and the […]
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Player statements on the current Paralympics situation
During this troubling time lots of changes are expected to be made in the near future. There is a strong possibility that the Paralympics will be postponed due to this ongoing pandemic. National governing bodies have already came out and said that they will not send athletes to the Games unless it is postponed.
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Interview with Phil Pratt: “Hard work beats talent, when talent fails to work hard.”
GB captain, Phil Pratt has recently signed a sponsorship deal with RGK Wheelchairs. Rollt.’s Dylan Cummings spoke with him to find out what made him decide to sign a deal with the well-established British company. He also discussed how the season is going as well as his preparations for Tokyo.
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Interview with Amit Vigoda: “I hope to maximize my potential as a player”
Amit Vigoda will start studying at the University of Texas at Arlington next season. The young Israeli player, who started his career in California has also had success representing his home country at the U22 European Championships. He will return stateside when the new academic year begins to further progress in basketball and education. Rollt.’s […]
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Interview with Mike Sheen: “The RGK brand is all about challenging the conventional, breaking down barriers and empowering people.”
Sunrise Medical recently announced the acquisition of the Spanish wheelchair manufacturer Oracing. Beside the British brand RGK, which is the official sponsor of Team Germany’s men since last year, another “wheelchair basketball brand” belongs to the Sunrise Medical portfolio. Reason enough to ask RGK’s general manager, Mike Sheen, why RGK respectively Sunrise Medical has taken […]
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Interview with Bailey Moody: “Every day I get stronger, faster, and smarter because I am working harder than I have ever worked before in order to accomplish my goal.”
Bailey Moody will start studying at The University of Alabama next season. The 18-year-old has had one of the fastest rises to the top of the wheelchair basketball world in recent years. She made her debut for Team USA at the World Championships in Hamburg two years ago. She has since gone on to win […]
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藤本怜央「どんな時も常に私の事を考え、治療優先を理解してくれたBG Baskets Hamburgに本当に感謝しています」
車椅子バスケットボール、ドイツ・ブンデスリーガ1部のプレイオフが、土曜日にスタート。 ティップオフ前、ハンブルク所属、日本代表センター藤本怜央選手に、パラリンピックに向けての準備、ハンブルクでの生活、そして2017年に受けた肘の手術の話を聞いた。 取材:市橋綾香
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Manager-, Organisatoren- und Trainerstimmen zur Absage der Euro- und Champions-League-Wettbewerbe
Wie sich die Manager, Trainer und Veranstalter im deutschsprachigen Raum nach der Absage der Euro- und Champions-League-Wettbewerbe fühlen und welche Sichtweise sie teilen, haben wir bei den betroffenen Klubs in Erfahrung gebracht:
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Statements about the Euro and Champions League cancellation
Today at noon the IWBF Europe has cancelled all Euro- and Champions League events taking place on the weekend of March 12-15 due to the danger of Coronavirus. We asked the players how they see the situation.
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